Lac Lomond, Vu de la Caverne de Rob-Roy (Loch Lomond, View of Rob Roy Cave), from "Vues Pittoresques de l'Écosse"
This Scottish view comes from a series of lithographs Bonington made in 1826, based on drawings by Pernot and titled "Picturesque Views in Scotland." Rob Roy (Robert Roy Macgregor) was a folk hero who foughtin the Jacobite rising of 1715 and later gained fame as a cattle rustler.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lac Lomond, Vu de la Caverne de Rob-Roy (Loch Lomond, View of Rob Roy Cave), from "Vues Pittoresques de l'Écosse"
- Series/Portfolio: Vues Pittoresques de l'Écosse
- Artist: Richard Parkes Bonington (British, Arnold, Nottinghamshire 1802–1828 London)
- Artist: After François-Alexandre Pernot (French, Wassy 1793–1865 Wassy)
- Printer: Villain (French, active 1819–53)
- Date: 1826
- Medium: Lithograph on chine collé; third state of three
- Dimensions: Chine: 8 13/16 × 10 9/16 in. (22.4 × 26.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 15 3/4 in. (28.3 × 40 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Weston J. Naef, 1985
- Object Number: 1985.1123.40(3)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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